Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL
You mean Crowley, Layden, Stuhldreher and Miller? my guess is, Apocalypse didn't make it, since they're saying 5 finalists. If Apoc. was the winner, the four finalists would be famine, pestilence... From: Bloomquist, Bret [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Bloomquist, Bret [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:23:08 -0500 To: 'Dan Kaplan' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL The usatf website says voting for the finalists begins today. The longer this thread gets kicked around, the more impatient I am to find out the five finalists. Did Apocolypse make it? Dave Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: re: Mascot Choices
Random thoughts on the available names: 1. Cinders - what is left of the track at Stony Brook University because the AD wanted better sightlines for football in their new stadium so they left out the track. 2. Re-run - fat kid from 70's sitcom, Hey hey hey, what's happenin Rog! 3. Spike - love crossed, tragic hearted vampire on Buffy. 4. Tailwind - horrible sneaker and Naval sex scandal, dunno which was more embarrassing. 5. Victor E. - Victor Borge is much more entertaining. 6. ZoomByU - Zoomoofadoo (kids animal TV program) is more likely to get their attention. Spike wins, as he's undead, kicks butt hangs with the Slayer! MJR
RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot Choices
4. Tailwind - horrible sneaker and Naval sex scandal, dunno which was more embarrassing. Make that Tailhook . . . The US Naval Aviators convention that was in Vegas I believe? Paul
Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot Choices
I submitted Fartlek also. H? What were the rules for making the short list? I say Fartlek as a write in. Reuben Frank wrote: I still can't believe my entry - Fartlek - didn't make the cut. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL
Coming soon! Jill M. Geer USATF Director of Communications [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone/fax: 508-695-0595 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bloomquist, Bret Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:23 PM To: 'Dan Kaplan'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL The usatf website says voting for the finalists begins today. The longer this thread gets kicked around, the more impatient I am to find out the five finalists. Did Apocolypse make it? -Original Message- From: Dan Kaplan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. I take it that's your way of saying you can't support the statement? I still haven't seen any evidence provided for the position that a mascot will directly help USATF financially. We already know it's done a disservice to the organization in terms of negative publicity -- and no, that has absolutely nothing to do with no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it; it's simply an awful mascot -- so I'm assuming there has to be some market research indicating that that factor can be overcome by having pictures taken with kids. Makes perfect sense. Go after the people without money and alienate the paying customers who might even be participants. Dan --- Michael J. Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mascot has an equal stupidity look, but kids don't know the difference, so the point is moot. Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. Whether the children are spectators or contestants (we're not talking Millrose here, but JO meets for appearances) this is a positive financial opportunity for USATF TnF as a whole. Kids will have something else to remember outside of the events they contest. The money to be made from pictures w/ the Mascot is huge, especially if it goes back to the Grass Roots programs (Associations), where it should. This is not an issue of youth participation numbers, as Mascot will not be at local/yocal meets (for the most part), but at Nationals where it will be an attraction piece. For years it has been difficult to make TF fun for kids, this is a good step in that direction. It just seems like another case where no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it. MJR = http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy TF @o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\/ ^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL
my guess is, Apocalypse didn't make it, since they're saying 5 finalists. If Apoc. was the winner, the four finalists would be famine, pestilence... From: Bloomquist, Bret [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Bloomquist, Bret [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:23:08 -0500 To: 'Dan Kaplan' [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL The usatf website says voting for the finalists begins today. The longer this thread gets kicked around, the more impatient I am to find out the five finalists. Did Apocolypse make it?
RE: t-and-f: re: Mascot HEY JILL
The usatf website says voting for the finalists begins today. The longer this thread gets kicked around, the more impatient I am to find out the five finalists. Did Apocolypse make it? -Original Message- From: Dan Kaplan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. I take it that's your way of saying you can't support the statement? I still haven't seen any evidence provided for the position that a mascot will directly help USATF financially. We already know it's done a disservice to the organization in terms of negative publicity -- and no, that has absolutely nothing to do with no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it; it's simply an awful mascot -- so I'm assuming there has to be some market research indicating that that factor can be overcome by having pictures taken with kids. Makes perfect sense. Go after the people without money and alienate the paying customers who might even be participants. Dan --- Michael J. Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mascot has an equal stupidity look, but kids don't know the difference, so the point is moot. Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. Whether the children are spectators or contestants (we're not talking Millrose here, but JO meets for appearances) this is a positive financial opportunity for USATF TnF as a whole. Kids will have something else to remember outside of the events they contest. The money to be made from pictures w/ the Mascot is huge, especially if it goes back to the Grass Roots programs (Associations), where it should. This is not an issue of youth participation numbers, as Mascot will not be at local/yocal meets (for the most part), but at Nationals where it will be an attraction piece. For years it has been difficult to make TF fun for kids, this is a good step in that direction. It just seems like another case where no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it. MJR = http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy TF @o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\/ ^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
t-and-f: re: Mascot
The Mascot has an equal stupidity look, but kids don't know the difference, so the point is moot. Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. Whether the children are spectators or contestants (we're not talking Millrose here, but JO meets for appearances) this is a positive financial opportunity for USATF TnF as a whole. Kids will have something else to remember outside of the events they contest. The money to be made from pictures w/ the Mascot is huge, especially if it goes back to the Grass Roots programs (Associations), where it should. This is not an issue of youth participation numbers, as Mascot will not be at local/yocal meets (for the most part), but at Nationals where it will be an attraction piece. For years it has been difficult to make TF fun for kids, this is a good step in that direction. It just seems like another case where no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it. MJR
Re: t-and-f: re: Mascot
Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. I take it that's your way of saying you can't support the statement? I still haven't seen any evidence provided for the position that a mascot will directly help USATF financially. We already know it's done a disservice to the organization in terms of negative publicity -- and no, that has absolutely nothing to do with no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it; it's simply an awful mascot -- so I'm assuming there has to be some market research indicating that that factor can be overcome by having pictures taken with kids. Makes perfect sense. Go after the people without money and alienate the paying customers who might even be participants. Dan --- Michael J. Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mascot has an equal stupidity look, but kids don't know the difference, so the point is moot. Mascots attract kids, there is no debating this, anything to the contrary is pointless banter. Whether the children are spectators or contestants (we're not talking Millrose here, but JO meets for appearances) this is a positive financial opportunity for USATF TnF as a whole. Kids will have something else to remember outside of the events they contest. The money to be made from pictures w/ the Mascot is huge, especially if it goes back to the Grass Roots programs (Associations), where it should. This is not an issue of youth participation numbers, as Mascot will not be at local/yocal meets (for the most part), but at Nationals where it will be an attraction piece. For years it has been difficult to make TF fun for kids, this is a good step in that direction. It just seems like another case where no matter what USATF does, people are going to crucify it. MJR = http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy TF @o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\/ ^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
